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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

It’s wasp season again!!! Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝 We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after: Ham or jam? Or something else entirely? Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer! tinyurl.com/HamOrJam

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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Timely wasp advice here from @waspwoman.bsky.social with some top science & citizen science thrown in 🐝🐝🐝

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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Favourite christmas tradition ever !! #dogsofbsky

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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

#waspsofbluesky if thats a thing! Anyways, here is Vespula orbata from Nagaland, India. #wasplove (definitely a thing!)

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Ken Donnelly🇨🇦 @novaken.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

There aren’t many hard and fast rules in this house but if a dog falls asleep on you, you’re not allowed to get up until it wakes up.

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Darren Crayn @dcrayn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A little starter pack for fans of biological systematics. I’d love to gather more people and organisations- if that’s you please let me know :) go.bsky.app/GCP9Um

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Look, a hornet! Or is it? Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator. Broad-banded Hornet Fly (Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿

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John Carlson @johncarlson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Being up in DC reminds me that most of the US doesn’t get year-round access to gorgeous insects like we do in the deep southern US. Here’s a Fraternal Potter Wasp, Eumenes fraternus, gathering some nutrients before sunset last weekend.

A black insect with very skinny waist, but normal sized abdomen, and thorax is resting on a purple flower. The photo is a bit over exposed because of the direct light of a setting sun

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I offset the fly to one side in this photo to leave room for any motivational prose you wish to add. (Condylostylus, Texas)

Macro photo in nearly front view of a frosty metallic green fly with enormous eyes and yellow legs standing on a green leaf. The background is natural evenly blurred green.

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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Perks of exploratory fieldwork ! 📍Dzükou Valley, Nagaland, India This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima... #researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects

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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A secluded meeting space deep in the forests of Nagaland within the Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary. I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour ! #stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 17/11/2024

In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past 4 decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds. The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest. Read:

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Borneo’s ‘omen birds’ find a staunch guardian in Indigenous Dayak Iban elders

Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, the piercing calls of birds reverberate to the rhythm of the gushing Utik River that has long nourished wildlife and the lifeways of th...

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Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Waspy people - welcome to BSKY! The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too! #WaspLove go.bsky.app/3u5XkrS

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Femi E Benny @femi-benny.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

New to bluesky !! I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲 Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.

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